Cottage Loaves & Plain Bricks - Memories of bread and baking in Waltham Forest (1913-1950) Item Info
- Title:
- Cottage Loaves & Plain Bricks - Memories of bread and baking in Waltham Forest (1913-1950)
- Description:
- This is the third publication by Waltham Forest Oral History Workshop, which includes recollections of baking in Waltham Forest from 1913-1950. Oral histories recount the transition from family owned bakehouses to commercial bakeries. Topics discussed include baking methods, working conditions, business operations, and adapting to gas ovens and other machinery. Wartime shortages and their effects on industry are also explored. Vintage advertisements, maps, and photographs are included.
- Publisher:
- Waltham Forest Oral History Workshop
- Date:
- 1986
- Type:
- text
- Subjects:
- baking bread Waltham Forest food work memoir Waltham Forest Oral History Workshop London domestic life industry war World War I World War II
- Language:
- English
- Is a Part of:
- Trades Union Congress Library Collections, FWWCP Collection, Region 8 London, Box 14
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Cottage Loaves & Plain Bricks - Memories of bread and baking in Waltham Forest (1913-1950)", Digital Collections, FWWCP
- Reference Link:
- https://library.bc.edu/ds/fwwcp/items/fwwcp08l14429.html